Jane Lubchenco
Jane Lubchenco (born December 4, 1947) is an American
environmental scientist and
marine ecologist who teaches and conducts research at
Oregon State University. Her research interests include interactions between the environment and human
well-being,
biodiversity, climate change, and sustainable use of oceans and the planet. From 2009 to 2013, she served as Administrator of
NOAA and Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere. In February 2021, she was appointed by President
Joe Biden to serve as deputy director for Climate and Environment in the
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
During her time at NOAA, she was the Mimi and Peter Haas Distinguished Visitor in Public Service at
Stanford University (March–June 2013). In June 2013, she returned to Oregon State University where she was on the faculty prior to being invited by President-Elect Obama to serve on his 'science team.' Her many awards include the
MacArthur 'genius' award in 1993 and more than 20 Honorary Degrees.
In 2002, ''
Discover'' magazine recognized Lubchenco as one of the 50 most important women in science. In 2010, she was named as the scientific journal ''
Nature''
's first Newsmaker of the Year.
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